Elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD)—which involves extraction methods including directional (non-vertical) drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking—are at higher ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2022
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Media stories about Māori and Asian victims of family violence—where death resulted—used language that was significantly more negative, compared with stories on European victims, according to an analysis of 946 online ...
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2021
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Every year about 6 million Australian volunteers chip in more than 500 million hours of unpaid labor but raising the retirement age will reduce people's ability to contribute their free time and efforts, a Flinders University ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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The digital skills of the elderly are lagging behind those of young people. The problem is not temporary and will not disappear by itself over the years. The solution could be access to continuous, close-to-home learning. ...
Education
Sep 20, 2021
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Pandemic-induced lockdowns have provided stories of both hardship and resilience. This extends to families in the community caring for children in out-of-home care, a group which has weathered unique challenges as children ...
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2021
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Compared to younger homicide victims, older homicide victims are more likely to be women who die in their own home at the hands of a stranger.
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2021
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Some say age is only a number. Others associate age with wisdom. Or perhaps it is a state of mind. Whatever it is, age is a factor in climate progress, and 2021's renewed climate momentum must mobilize the oft-overlooked ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2021
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At least two people were killed and hundreds forced to flee their inundated homes in the Philippines as torrential rain triggered flooding and landslides in the storm-battered archipelago, officials said Saturday.
Environment
Dec 19, 2020
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A team of scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new hydrogel that has significant potential for oral care products that can help with dry mouth relief.
Materials Science
Nov 17, 2020
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Researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan have proposed that cellular senescence variations during the aging process could lead to control of health and onset of age-related diseases. Based on the characteristics of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2020
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